Woman accused in $317 charges on benefits card

Thursday

Feb 14, 2013 at 2:00 AM

Leonard Sparks

MONTICELLO - A Monticello woman is accused of stealing a state benefits card and racking up $317.07 in charges, village police said. Police said Natasha Goncalves, 27, also possessed seven hypodermic needles when she was arrested on Sunday by officers investigating the theft of the card from a Monticello woman. Goncalves was charged with grand larceny, a felony, and criminal possession of a hypodermic needle, a misdemeanor.